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PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

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W. SOBEY. PLANTBR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1906.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.6,1006.

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UNITED STATES PATENT foEEIeE. ,l

llVILLlAh/I` SOBEY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO J. l; OASE PLOWWORKS, OF RACINE, WISOONSIN,A CORPORATION.y

PLANIi'ER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2o, 190e.

v Application iiled April 6, 1906. Serial` No. 310.277.v

T0 all whom it may concern: Beit known that I, WILLIAM Sonnxra citi zenof the UnitedStates, and a resident ofl Racine, in the county of Racineand State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Planters, of which I do declare the following to be afull, clear,

and exact description, reference being had to the accom anying drawings,formingpart of this speci cation. `i

The resent invention'has relation more partie arly to ,that type ofplanters commonly known as combined corn and cotton planters, althoughfeatures of the invention vill be found susceptible of use in other macInes.

ln the accompanying drawings the inven tion 1s shown as ap lied to aplanter 'the' main featuresof whIc .are fully set forth and claimed inan application for Letters Patent -machines iit frequently happens whenplant-l ing upon uneven ground that it is desirable to depress thefurrowy closer or yclosing del.

vices elow their normal working position, so

as to effectively secure thecovering of the'.

ain.

One object of the' present' invention is to vprovide a spring-supportfor the furrowclosing devices so arranged that the furrow 'closer orclosing devices may be depressed below their normal working position inorder to cultivate or close the'furrow in a low place while thefurrow-opener is traveling upon higher ground.

A further ob'ect of my invention is to provide `improved means foradjusting the tension of the spring-support that sustains the furrowcloser or closing devices.

These objects of invention are accomlished by the features of imrovement here- Inafter described, illustrate .in the accompanyingdrawings, *andv particularly pointed out in the claims at the end ofthis specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view with parts shown in section and with partsremoved of a 'mechanism carried upon the rear bar o yforwardly extendingparallel planter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in verticallongitudinal section on the central line yof the machine, parts beingshown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a view in crossinsection on line 3 3 ofFig. 7. Fig. 4 yis a de'- tail view, in vertical section, through therock- ,shaf't and certain parts connected thereto.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the spring-sup ort the inner frame of themachine. i Fig. 6 isa view in central vertical section on vvline 6 6 ofFig.

shown in Figg. c

With the exception of the. mechanism ycarried by the rear. bar of theinner frame of the machinel the parts hereinafter'described are the sameas in the planter illustratedin Emy above-mentioned application, SerialNo.

The supporting-Wheels y1.0 of the machine are secure tothe drive-axle 11thatpasses Athrough( bearing-boxes 16, connected to the main frame ofthemachine. T his main frameis shown as com rising the lnner side lbars12"'and the outer slde bars 13, the inner. side bars being shown'l asbent 'to forma loop ,p

s o that the rear end ofthe loop consists of `a cross-bar 14 between therear ends of the side bars 12.l From the cross-bar`14jthe sidevbarsV 12extend forwardly lin parallel `:relation and at their'forward endsconverge' and terminate in forwardly-extending arallel bars 12 `whichoverla "the side of t e draft pole or f tongue 15. he rear ends of theouter side bars 13 are spaced or separated from the 4inner'side bars 12,and upstanding lugs 20 on the outer' ends of the bearing boxesv 16 are.'attached tothe rear ends of the outer sider fbars-13, as' at 22. Attheir forward ends the outer side bars converge and terminate in ortions13', which overlap the forward en s 12l of "the inner side bars 12. Theforward overlapping portions of the inner andouter'side bars are securedtogether by bolts 23 and to the tongue -15 by the bolt 24.

' Adjacent the rear end of the tongue 1'5 is mounted in manner free tomove in vertical direction the standard 30, that carries at it' lowerend a suitable low 31, and, as shown, a bracket 32 exten s rearwardly'from the foot of the standard 30 and is connected by a link 33 to theshank of a furrow-opener 34, thatprojects forwardly from the boot `35,

5, andFig. 7 Ais a side view of the mechanism ICO . ort for theoperators 'sont 6i.

`through which the grain is delivered from the seed-can 36 by a spout37. The standard 30 and parts connected therewith are raised to and fromoperative position by an arm 38, that is mounted upon rock-shaft .39,that is carried by the main frame of the machine, this arm 38 beingconnected to the stand-ard 30 by a rod 40. upon a frame 42, that ispivoted, as at 43, so as to swing in u ward direction when the seed-canis to be dlisengaged from the driving mechanism, whereby the seed is fedfrom the can. The raising of the seed-can to throw its driving mechanismout of action is effected by the engagement `ofthe upper edge of the arm33 with a lug 45 depending from the bottom of the can. inasmuch as theabove-described parts are fully set forth in my companion applicationSerial N o. 213,608 they need not be more particularly described herein,it being sufiicient to state that the raising and lowering of thestandard 30 and of the seed-can is eiiectedthrough the medium of ahand-lever (shown in'section at 39 in Fig.' 1) that is fixed to theshaft39,

To the main frame of the machine is pvotally connected, preferably bybolts 50, that pass through the side bars l12 and 13, the frame orcarrier that sustains the furrowclosing mechanism. As shown, this frameor carrier comprises side bars 51, that lare connected by a cross rodlor bar 52. While other forms'of furrow-closing devices may be employedwithout departing from the scope of the invention, lf referto use thefurrowclosing shovels 53, the shanks '5e of which will be suitablyattached.' to. the rear. ends of thel side bars 5,1, Fr-om each of theside-bars 51 of the carrier or frame that sustains the furrow-@losersproject the foot-.rests 55, wherebyvthe operator. m y. depress the fuerow-closing shovels' or cul-,tiratore 5.3,as will' hereinafter morefully a pear'.

i To the cross-bar 14 o the main frame 120i the machine is bolted thestandard or su ,o te ack of the cross-bar 1 4 and connected @aerea by ebei@ ea is a tracker. er, that is A formed at its upper edge with lugs65, that engage the u `per edge ofthe bracket 1.4,the bar 64 being entinwardly (see Fig, 6) to enga e the lower edge of the bar 14. At the ensof the bracket 64:; are formed the rearwardly-projecting arms 67,through which passes the bolt 6 8, this bolt also assin'g through theupper ends of the arms of ghe dog or detent 70,' that is pivotedthereon. rihe arms of the dog or detent are shown' as connected togetherby a cross-bar 71, the' `arms and cross-bar being lreferably formed as asingle casting. A coi -sprin 7 5 encircles the bolt 68, and one end716`oft `iscoil-spring engages the cross-bar 7l of the dog or'detent,while the opposite end 77 of the spring engages the bracket 64;. Thespring 745 thus serves lto The seed-can 36` is mounted I normally holdthe dog or deten-t in the position shown in Figs. l, 2, 6, and 7 of thedrawings, in which position it will engage with the cross bar or rod 52of the frame or carrier of` the furrow-@losers or covering-shovels. Oneof the arms of the dog or 4detent has projecting laterally therefrom alug or stud 78, to which is connected the rod 80, the forward end ofthis rod 80 being attached by a chain 81 `to an arm 82, that'is fixed tothe shaft 39. Hence it will be seen that when the rockshaft 39 isoperated in order to throw the furrow-opening mechanism and the seeddrop,ing mechanism out of action the rod 80 will diaw forwardly the dog ordetent 70, so as to disengage it from the cross-bar 52, and thus permitthe frame or carrier of the furrow-.elosers to be raised. As shown, onearm of the dog or' detent has an upward eX- tension 79, adapted to beengaged by the shoulder 85 of the latch 86, that is pivoted at 87 to anarm 69, that risesfrom one end of the bracket 64. This latch 86 isformed with an extension 88, whereby it may be conveniently tripped bythe o erator fromv his position upon the operator s seat 61. dog ordetent 70 has been withdrawn from engagement with ythe rod or cross-bar52, the upward extension A79 of the dog or detent will be in position tobe engaged by the shoulder 8.5 ofthe latch 85' When the latch is turnedbackward in the direction ef the arrow, Fig. 7, and when thelatch thu-sengages the extension 79 it will held the dog or detent 70 out of thepath of the rod 52, so that the frame or carrier that sustains thecovering-shovels may be freely lifted, all as clearly setforth in theprior application referred to.

iii-order to provide the covering-shovels or otherclosing mechanism witha yielding support, so `that the operator @an whenever desired' depressthe covering-shovels to cultivate in a low place or spot of ground, lhave provided the mechanism next to be described. l

To the cross-bar 11i of the main frame 12 is bolted a bracket 90, thatis ,attached to the front of the cross-bar and to the bracket 6e by thevbolts 62 and' {53, this bracket 90 being ,preferably interposed betweenthe cross-bar 141t andthe standard 60 ofthe operatorsseat 6i. As shown,the bracket 90 is rovided with lu 91, that engage the top an bottom'edges o the cross-bar 1,4. The bracket 90'is coiled around itscorresponding hub and IOO IIO

101 and has its opposite end 111 turned upwardly and engaging the lowerportionof the, bracket 90, as clearly shown in Figs.l 5 and 7 of thedrawings. ltach ofV the supportingsprings 110 is similarly arranged uponits respective hub 100 or 101, and each of the supporting-springs exertsits power toward lifting the arm 102, to which the rearwardly# extendingend of the spring 110 is attached. (See Figs. 6 and 7.) Between the hubs100 and 101 and the adjacent arms 102 is mounted the supporting-arm 115,that is perforated to receive the bolt 93, whereon it is pivotallymounted. The outer end of the arm 115, is preferably formed with a seat'116 to receive the rod 52. A segmental slot 117 isformed' in the arm 'l15 or 1n the casting of which this arm is a art, this segmental slot 117receiving a bo t 118, that passes through holes formed in the arn1s102,the bolt being rel tained in position by its head at one end and by anut 119 at the oppositeend. From the foregoin descri tion 1t will beseen that bymeans o? the bo t `118 the tension exerted by the coiledsupporting-springs 110 upon the supporting-arm 1`15`can be varied asdesired. Thus it is obviousthat if the bolt 118 be moved downward andtoward the front of theslot 117, carryingl the ar'ms 102 with it, thesprings 1-10 will be more tightly coiled or wound, and the nearer thebolt 118 is set t0- ward the front ofthe slot 1.17 the greater will bethe lifting force exerted by the springs upon the sup orting-arm 115.Hence it will be seen that y thus changingthetension of the springs 110the frame or carrier that sustains the furrow closrs or shovels may beheld with any desired degree yof springY resistance to its downwardmovement.

As the adjustment of the bolt 118 alongl Avs ringsunder tension atdifferent pointswhile t e arm 115 is being adjusted wit the arms 102. a

From'thebottom ofthe bracket 90 rojects downwardly the biurcated lu 94,llietween the arms of which is ivoted a ook 95 u on a bolt 96. This hoo95 is normally in idle position, as shown in Fig` 7. When, however, itisdesired to change the tension ofthe spring 110, the arm 115 will bemoved downward-*sa from the position shown by-full lines in Flg. -7 tothe position shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings-and the hook or latch 95will be turned downward, so as to engage the respect td correspondinghooks 103, projecting. down-- wardly from the inner ends of the hubs 100and 101. When 'the latch 95 is thus in en gagement with the hooksy 103,it will serve toresist the reverse movement-ot` the arms 102 and willthus hold the lifting-s rings 110 under tension. The operator w11 'thenloosen the vnut 119 on the bolt 118 and move the lifting-arm 1 15upwardsay to the new osition shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6-,an willthen' clamp the nut 1 1 9 so as to securely lock the arrhjllg in itsadjustedposition. The latch 95 will then be released from the hooks 103and will be turned back to the idle posi'- tion shown in Fig. 7. It willbe understood, of course, that the hook 95` may be made to engage witheither set of hooks 103, accordingtol the tensionto be given to theliftingsprings 110. a

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the frame orcarrierv that sustains the-furrow closers or shovels 53 may be heldagainst upward movement by means of the dog or detent 70 when this dogor detent is in i the position shown in the drawings butinasmuch as thesupporting arm l115 that engages the cross-bar 52 of this frame orcarrier is sustained bythe springs 110 it is obvious that the operatorfrom his position upon his seat 61 can by the pressure of his foot uponthe foot-rest 55 (see Fig.` 1) depress the frame or carrier so as tocause the covering-shovels or other furrow-closing devices to reach andcultivate low spots in the ground, notwithstanding the4 fact that thewheels maybe passing over higher points that would tend to ljt theurrowf-closers out of o erative position. When it is desired to t rowthe furrow-opener, seed mechanism, and the urrowclosers out of action,the o erator can do this may bemodied Within Wide limits Withoutdeparture from the spirit of the invention. I

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donot wish tobe understood as claiming in this application thesubject-matter seti forth in myk companion application, Seriall No.

checking the upwardmovementof the furrow-closer, of a liftspring supportfor said lfurrow-closer, arranged to permit it `to be depressed belowits normal working position.

2. The combination with a furrow-closer -and its carrier or frame, of anadjustable liftspring support for said furrow-closer, arranged to permitit to be depressed below its normal working position. i

v 3. The combination with the furrow-closer and its carrier or frame, ofan arm for sustaining said carrier or frame, a litt-spring connected tosaid arm, and means for varying the .liftin force of saidspring-supportin arm.

4. he combination with vertica ly-mov- 4able bars or frame provided withshovels or furrow-closing means, of a supporting-arm for sustaining saidbars or frame, a spring `for zexertin pressure upon said supporting-armvto enab e itvto sustaln said bars or frame, and

means for holding the spring under tension While the adjustment' of thesupporting-arm with respect to the spring is eiected.'

5. The combination with vertically-movable shovel-carrying bars providedWith a transverse bar 'connecting them, Aof a supporting-arm extending:beneath said transverse bar, a spring adjustably connected with saidsupportlngarm, whereby the lifting voluble arm being adjustablyconnectedtop saidy supporting-arm, and means for locking said revolublearm to hold the spring under tension Whlethe supportin -arm is'adjustedwith respect -to said revoluble arm. I,

7. The combination with a vertically-movable' frame or bars carryingshovels or furrow-closing means, of a supporting-arm, a rod whereby saidsupportingarm is ivotally sustained, a revoluble arm adjusta lyconnected to said supporting-arm and provided with one or more hooks oroisets, a coilspring connected to' said revoluble arm and a latcharranged to engage said hooks or oisets With said revoluble arm in orderto hold the coil-spring under tensionwhile the supporting-arm is beingadjusted With respect to said revoluble arm.

8. The combination With a furrow-opener, With'seeddropping mechanism andwith means for throwing said furrow-opener `and said 'seed-droppingmechanism into and out of o eration, of a ful,'roW- closer, means forshifting said furrow-closer and. a spring-support forl saidfurrow-closer, arranged to ermit' the furrow-closer to be depressed beow vits normal Working position and independently of said furrow-o ener.

` ILLIAM 'SOBEY Witnesses:

DANIEL EVAN HOWELL, GEORGE HENRY BOLTON.

